Combination supporting frame and gutter



Dec. .6, 1927. 1,652,031

- H. A. LUTTON COMBINATION SUPPORTING FRAME AND GUT TER Filed Feb. '7,192.7

INVENTOR flar ry A..Zaiifom l H BY ATTORNEY V Patented Dec. 6, 1927. t

STA es HARRY A'. nu'r'ron; or JERS orrxnnw JERSEY,

comnmnrron snrron'rrne rneivrn Ann GUTTEBt; 7

Application filed February This-invention relates to? greenhousestructures and has particular reference to a combined: support? forthegl'ass'or transparent I panels: and at condensation drain gutter for rrec'eiving'and; carrying which: collects on the under faces ofthe'g-lass or transparent panels. 1 o 1 @ne of: the: principala-ndoutstanding ob- V jectsfof the? present invention isnto provide 1" acombined: support andzgutter which-in additiion: to adding: to theri-gi'dness of the support of the transparent panels; of the greenhouse,affords" drain gutters for the condensation-,avhich guttersare of allmetal constructi'on and-capable of being painted or otherwise coated to.prevent rusting and to eliminate contact: or rotting of any of the.

wooden elements of the structure.

Other obj'ects reside. in the simplicity of construction, the economywith which the same may be produced and erected, and the to dispose theends oftheir flanges an approgeneral efiicienc'y derived therefrom.

Vith the above recited and other objects in view, reference is bad; tothe following specification and accompanying drawings in which there isexhibited one example or embodiment of the invention which is in no wayintended as a limitation uponthe scope of theappended claims as it is tobe clearly understood that variations and modifications which properlyfall within the scope of said claims may be resorted to when foundexpedient. 5-

In the drawings r Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional viewthrough a combined panel support and condensation drain gutterconstructed 'n accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view approximately on the line 22-ofFig. 1. Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, desi natesthefoundation wall, which may be of cement, br-ick,vor any othersuitableconstruction, and upon which a suitable sill 11 is mounted. Therafters 12 are carried by the sill and are connected thereto by brackets13. The glass or other transparent panels 14; are supported by thecombined supporting frame and condensation drain gutter elementsconstituting the present invention, certain of whichelem'ents I are inturn supported by the rafters 12 and the remainder of which are disposedbetween the rafters. These elements or members in clude substantiallyU-shaped bars 15, preferoff the condensation a greenhouse including 7,19272 Serial No. 166,508;

ably of. metal, and an angle bar 16 also pref: erably of metalandgwithinthere-entrant 'angle of which the. big-ht '17 of the bar 15is: seated, suitable fastening means, such as a-6 screw 18, beingprovided, which passes throughthe medial portion of the bight andthreade dly'anchioredin the apexof the angle bar. Fillerelements.19,,preferably in theenature of' wooden bars, are mounted within thechannel formed, by the 'U-shapedbars: '15- and. are 's'ecuredQ-thereinoyf-astening eleo ments, such as screws 20; The filler el'ements projectabove the upper open enda'of the U-shaped bars 15. and have theiropposite. sidesrabbetted as at 21, to afford a seat for the reception ofthe side edges of. the panels, 14. Putty 22 and glazing tacks23 areused" in the ordinary manner for attaching and weather-sealingthe-panels to the filler elements.

The angle bars 16 are of a sufficient size priate distance beyond thebights 17 of the U-shaped bars, to form condensation drain gutters 24between said ends and the shaped bars. In view of thefact that-thepanels 14 are of arcuate shape, the concaved under side of the panelscauses the condensation to follow the under surface until it reaches'thepoints of connection with the supports, where it' will gravitate intothe drain gutters 24, from whence it will be conv veyed on to the $11111 and thence along the inner side of the foundation wall 10. The

combined supports and gutters which are supported by the rafters 12 haveinterposed therebetween, substantially M-shaped capping strips 25 whichare mounted on the rafters and suitable clamping elements 26 embrace theangle bars. 7

Fromthe foregoing it will thus be seen that by combining the angle barsand U-o shaped bars in the manner described and illustrated, anextremely strong and rigid support for the glass or transparent panelshas been devised which elements combine to define efiicient draingutters for the condensation.

What is claimed is:

1; A combined transparent panel support and condensation drain gutterforf green- 'houses, comprising frame membersrespectively consisting ofa metal U-shaped bar,

a wooden bar within the channel faces thereno of to which thetransparent panels are attached, and an angle iron within thereentrantangle of which the bight of the U-shaped bar is seated todefine between said U-shaped bar and the angle bar, condensation draingutters. a

2. In a greenhouse structure, a combined transparent panel support andcondensation drain gutter including a V-shaped bar and a u haped barhaving its bight seated with in the V-shaped bar, the said V-shaped barhaving the ends of its divergent flanges protruding laterally beyond theU -shaped bar to define together with said U-shaped bar, condensationdrain gutters on opposite sides thereo'l. i r

3. In a greenhouse structure, a combined transparent panel support andcondensation drain gutter including a V-shaped bar and a U-shaped barhaving its bight seated within the V-shaped bar,vthe said V-shaped barhaving the ends of its divergent flanges protrading laterally beyond theU'shaped bar to define together with said U-shaped bar, condensationdrain gutters on opposite sides thereof, the U-shaped bar having atiller strip within the upper channel portion there of to which thetransparent panels of the greenhouse are attached.

4. In a greenhouse structurc a combined transparent panel support andcondensation d 'ain gutter including a V-shaped bar and a U-shaped barhaving its bight seated within the V-shaped bar, the said V-shaped barhaving the ends of its divergent flanges protrud- In a greenhousestructure having curved rafters, consisting of a fiat metal bar arrangededgewise with respect to the glazing inediinn, a V-shaped bar supportedby the ra'lters,a U-shaped bar having its bight seated in the re-entrantangle of the V-sha'ped bar, and a filler strip in each U-shaped bar towhich the transparent panels arerconnected,

the U-shaped A laterally protruding extremities :of the flanges of theV-shaped bar, condensation drain troughs on opposite sides thereof.

b. In a bar defining together with the greenhouse structure, a glazed]medium support comprising an element sub stantlally U-shaped incrosssection for receiving a. retaining means for the glazed medium, anda member underl ing the same having upwardly divergent anges withinwhich the hight of the U-shaped elementis seated, the tree upper ends ofthe flanges extending beyond the U-shaped member and combined with thebightto define together therewith, condensation drain gutters onopposite sides thereof.

HARRY A. LUTTON.

